Jacob Stirling
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Resume
Education
Cambridge House Grammar School
September 2014 - June 2021
A2 Levels Results:
- B Drama
- B Professional Business Services
- D Mathematics
Global Game Jam 2022
28th-30th January 2022
From the 28th to the 30th of January 2022 I joined forces with some friends and created a game for the Global Game Jam 2022. During this experience I had to plan and manage the development of our game, checking that necessary components were created when required and ensuring our deadlines were met as we had a very strict time frame to complete everything. I also had to successfully coordinate with one of my fellow team-members as we were both responsible for coding different parts of the game, ensuring we were successfully completing each of our tasks, building a strong rapport and teamworking skills. I taught myself many things I had not previously learnt during this process and I was able to easily understand and grasp how to complete my tasks in addition to helping my friend debug his code. Due to technical difficulties we were unable to submit our game in time, however Dual Duel can still be found listed on itch.io free to play.
Skills
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Over the years I have developed good team working skills through my many experiences. The most notable of these being the 2022 Global Game Jam previously mentioned, in addition to Young Enterprise which I participated in during 2019/2020, and also my many drama projects during GCSEs and A-Levels.
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I like to consider myself a fast learner as I am able to pick up things within a short period of time. During the 2022 Global Game Jam I learnt through YouTube videos and articles the basics of Widgets within Unreal Engine. I have since expanded on this knowledge and improved my skills through what I have learnt in University, however I'm still very impressed with what I learnt within those 2 days.
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One of my biggest skills within game design/development is my proficiency with blueprints inside Unreal Engine. I have no experience using actual coding languages, however I have multiple years of experience using visual scripting. Because of this I'm quite interested in trying to pick up C# or C++ as I enjoy the visual scripting process and would be interested in potentially seeking coding as a job.